One thing you wish you knew when you started...

[BurningBalls]

Caves are incredibly dangerous.

The Ruins (one level below caves) are ridiculously dangerous.

Basically, never stop running.

[spencer320]

No tips or strategies....

 

I wish I knew how addicting this game would be and how many weeks (so many hours, weeks seems more appropriate) I'd put into it. Not that it would've kept me from playing, but still would've been nice to know.

 

Best tip I can think of.... experiment!

See what works for you and what doesn't. Play accordingly! Have fun! Don't Starve!!

[CaptainClam]

Farms take a LONG TIME to grow.

[Strangerdanger101]

With the 'fast' farmplots it takes only 2 manure to fully grow it from the moment you plant it

[imsomony]

OK, no survival strategies, no spoilers.... trying to think back to when I first started playing...

 

• Follow the animal tracks, something cool will happen once you've uncovered them all.
• Some mobs you encounter will always be aggressive to you. Meanwhile, some mobs you encounter will always be friendly to you until something triggers their aggression.
• Take care opening random chests/structures you encounter (these are called "Set Pieces"). Some are kind, and some are downright rotten.
• Always have a torch.

 

And finally, just a game mechanic that took me ages to realize was occurring: you can build/craft some items without placing them on the ground. Think of it like having them on reserve.

[Maximum124]

That adventure mode is for people who are actually good at the game

 

And that Beefalo are so incredibly easy to kill if you know how

[Spazmatic]

Do not make a campfire in a dense forest AND stand near a burning tree wondering what went wrong.

[emzeey_envy]

Don't place your fire pit in the ring thing circle of the pretty dark petals :/ I wondered why I went so insane so quick. Sigh. Silly me!

[The Letter W]

Do not use a Wormhole to escape Hounds and then take said Wormhole back a few days later thinking everything is going to be okay. 

It's not.

The Hounds are patient. They will wait. They will have your blood. 

[mrtwoface]

Don't stop moving whilst in a swamp...there will always be a tentacle there to get you.

 

RIP half of my saves

[PolyGrip]

First off, I will say this pre-RoG... Since I am having a reasonable amount of difficulty, mastering my new 'summer' *sizzle sizzle*...

 

But when i started, if I saved up the right materials, and passed over to the next world.. 6th world being as far as i really didnt need to go, I found gameplay and controlled experiments, easier to get to. So, making long, short. get some gear, get some experience, grab the parts necessary to go to the next world, stock up, and jump.

 

And never, never, never wander off in dangerous areas, with no armor and no way to resurrect if you die... Never.

[CaptainClam]

With the 'fast' farmplots it takes only 2 manure to fully grow it from the moment you plant it

What I mean is I starved trying to depend on food from the metal potato thing setpiece. How confused I was when I first found that!

[Parrotoss]

Get the walking cane the 1st winter--everything will become easier.

Spend summer finding a walrus camp and make it a goal to murder those blubby jerks.

[FieldNotes]

"Oh, I'm low on food but I'm sure if I kept exploring for a while longer, I can find some..."

 

Nope. That's not how it works.